As if all the biting bugs that are visible to the naked eye weren’t nuisance enough during the summer, the tiny chigger is nearly impossible to spot and produces giant welts that are maddeningly itchy ...

Getting rid of chiggers is easier when you know more about the creepy-crawly buggers and how they behave, as there are several misconceptions about the microscopic mites. When it comes to chiggers, ...

You might know chiggers by their other, more adorable name: berry bugs. But, no matter what you call them, chigger bites can leave you with distinctly itchy, red, annoying bumps. Sometimes it's hard ...

The mites, which are commonly found in humid regions, can leave itchy bites all over the skin. By Carly Stern Dr. Stephanie Lareau whizzed through the trees on her mountain bike in Roanoke, Va., one ...

As far as dangers in the outdoors go, getting a few chigger bites isn’t exactly on par with stumbling upon a hornet’s nest or, say, a bear. Yet for those who have had the misfortune of meeting these ...

If you’ve ever dealt with a bug bite, especially the annoying itchiness of chigger bites, you will want to be ready to avoid them the next time you are outdoors. Chigger bites cause red, irritated ...

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Chiggers, also known as trombiculidae, are a species of red mite that live outdoors in grassy or wooded areas near water, according to the Cleveland Clinic. Like spiders and ticks, they are also ...

Chigger and bed bug bites may look similar to the naked eye. They both feed off humans and can leave a trail of bumps on your skin. This can cause itchiness and overall skin irritation. However, this ...

Ticks are awful, but chiggers in many ways are as bad if not worse. You can see ticks, even in the tiny larval phase to which we often refer to as seed ticks. It's easy to hate a malignancy that we ...

Anyone who's spent a few summers outside knows to watch out for ticks, but a smaller yet equally annoying creature will also latch on tight during a walk through the tall grass. University of Georgia ...